Cotton picker&#39;s sack carrier



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H. B. FOSTER I COTTON PICKERS SACK CARRIER Filed Dec 20, 1944 PatentedJune 10, 1 947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COTTON PICKERS SACK CARRIERHebern B. Foster, Lubbock, Tex.

Application December 20, 1944, Serial No. 569,058

1 Claim. 1

The present invention relates to supports or carriers for cotton pickerssacks.

An important object of the invention is to provide a wheeled carrierupon which cotton pickers may rest sacks containing cotton, thusprotecting the sacks against unnecessary wear by reason of groundfriction when dragged from one point to another.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cotton pickers sackcarrier which will materially reduce the effort on the part of thecotton picker in dragging cotton sacks from one point to another.

A further object of the invention is to provide a carrier of thecharacter described which is considerably more practical and efiicientfor use than conventional devices of this character.

Various other important objects and advantages f the invention shallbecome apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of the improved carrier witha cotton containing sack supported thereon.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the carrier.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view through the carrier.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, itcan be seen that numeral 5 generally refers to the improved carrier,while reference character A denotes a conventional cotton pickers sackwhich consists of a sack proper B, open at its end C, and at which end acotton pickers body encircling strap D is provided.

The sack B is provided at diametrically opposite side portions on theintermediate part thereof, with eyes 6, with which snap hooks I on theinvented structure 5 engage to prevent slipping off of the sack from thecarrier.

The carrier consists of a pan having a bottom 8 and outwardly inclinedsidewalls 9, 9. It is preferable that the edge portion of the pan andsidewalls 9, 9 be flanged or reinforced in some other suitable manner.

Where the sidewalls 9, 9 merge with the pan 8 longitudinally extendingdepending flanges l0, it are provided and these flanges have bearings llthrough which an axle I2 is journalled, this axle being provided at itsends with ground riding wheels l3.

At the forward and rearward ends of each of the flanges I0 is an arcuateshaped runner M, which may be welded or otherwise secured to the In theuse of the carrier, it can be seen that the sack is disposed on thecarrier in substantially the manner shown in Figure l, and the hooks lare engaged with the eyes 6 on said sack. The picker may then pull thesack along the field, disposing picked cotton into the sack and fromtime to time pushing the cotton back to a point in the sack over thecarrier. Thus it will be seen that the sack, and principally the loadedportion, will at all times be off of the ground, and wear, which wouldbe occasioned by contact of the bag with the ground as the bag is beingdrawn from one place to another, is eliminated.

When the bag or sack has been filled and it is desired to dump the same,the sack can be easily pulled to a damp pile where it can be unfastenedfrom the carrier 5 and dumped.

It can be seen that the arcuate runners I4 prevent the digging into theground of the end portions of the pan, thus providing an eflicient andsmooth running carrier for the sack, regard- Number correspondingfiangeend, these runners being forward or rearward.

Loops 14a are provided on the forward comers of the carrier 5 andthrough these loops are disposed the loop portions I5 of the snap hooks1.

less of to what extent the same has been filled.

While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specificterms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, sizeand materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as extending inwardly of each end of each bar andmeeting a medial portion of the corresponding bar, the inner ends of therunners of each bar terminating in spaced relation at opposite sides ofthe axle.

HEBERN B. FOSTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Armstrong Nov. 3, 1896 Sanders et a1Nov. 26, 1907 Warren et a1 Mar 15, 1892 Baker Aug. 28, 1894 Lewis Apr.9, 1918 Rhodes Oct. 26, 1920 Head Oct. 16, 1917

